Guantanamo_NN1 prison_NN1 may_VM have_VHI to_TO stay_VVI open_JJ until_CS 2011_MC President_NNB Barack_NP1 Obama_NP1 's_GE commitment_NN1 to_TO close_VVI the_AT U.S._NP1 detention_NN1 center_NN1 at_II Guantanamo_NP1 Bay_NN1 ,_, Cuba_NP1 ,_, by_II next_MD month_NNT1 may_VM be_VBI delayed_VVN until_II 2011_MC because_CS it_PPH1 will_VM take_VVI months_NNT2 for_IF the_AT government_NN1 to_TO buy_VVI an_AT1 Illinois_NP1 prison_NN1 and_CC upgrade_VVI it_PPH1 to_TO hold_VVI suspected_JJ terrorists_NN2 ._. 
The_AT drawn-out_JJ construction_NN1 timetable_NN1 shows_VVZ the_AT political_JJ risk_NN1 of_IO Obama_NP1 's_GE pledge_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 delay_NN1 that_CST could_VM even_RR be_VBI extended_VVN by_II congressional_JJ opposition_NN1 to_II funding_VVG the_AT purchase_NN1 and_CC upgrades_NN2 for_IF the_AT Thomson_NP1 Correctional_JJ Center_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 underused_JJ state_NN1 facility_NN1 about_RG 150_MC miles_NNU2 west_ND1 of_IO Chicago_NP1 ._. 
Lawmakers_NN2 in_II both_DB2 parties_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN wary_JJ of_IO bringing_VVG detainees_NN2 to_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ._. 
Attorney_NN1 General_NNB Eric_NP1 Holder_NP1 already_RR has_VHZ decided_VVN that_CST self-declared_JJ 9/11_MF mastermind_VV0 Khalid_JJ Sheikh_NNB Mohammed_NP1 and_CC four_MC others_NN2 will_VM be_VBI tried_VVN in_II federal_JJ court_NN1 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT Senate_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 spokesman_NN1 for_IF Republican_NN1 leader_NN1 Mitch_NP1 McConnell_NP1 promised_VVD that_CST the_AT GOP_NN1 would_VM use_VVI delaying_VVG tactics_NN2 to_TO prevent_VVI funding_VVG the_AT Illinois_NP1 facility_NN1 and_CC added_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 expected_VVD support_NN1 from_II Democrats_NN2 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 there_EX will_VM be_VBI bipartisan_JJ opposition_NN1 "_" to_II bringing_VVG detainees_NN2 to_II Illinois_NP1 ,_, Donald_NP1 Stewart_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Congress_NN1 also_RR needs_VVZ to_TO change_VVI a_AT1 law_NN1 prohibiting_VVG detention_NN1 in_II the_AT U.S._NP1 of_IO detainees_NN2 who_PNQS are_VBR not_XX awaiting_VVG trial_NN1 ._. 
The_AT prison_NN1 in_II rural_JJ western_JJ Illinois_NP1 may_VM not_XX be_VBI purchased_VVN from_II the_AT state_NN1 until_II March_NPM1 and_CC will_VM need_VVI up_RG21 to_RG22 10_MC months_NNT2 of_IO construction_NN1 ,_, said_VVD Joe_NP1 Shoemaker_NN1 ,_, spokesman_NN1 for_IF Sen._NNB Dick_NP1 Durbin_NP1 ,_, D-Ill_JJ ._. 
Shoemaker_NN1 said_VVD ,_, "_" The_AT end_NN1 of_IO 2010_MC or_CC the_AT start_NN1 of_IO 2011_MC has_VHZ always_RR been_VBN the_AT mark_NN1 the_AT administration_NN1 talked_VVN to_II us_PPIO2 about_RP ._. "_" 
Obama_NN1 originally_RR said_VVD Guantanamo_NP1 would_VM close_VVI Jan._NPM1 22_MC ,_, 2010_MC ._. 
While_CS that_DD1 date_NN1 proved_VVD unrealistic_JJ ,_, the_AT president_NN1 has_VHZ directed_VVN administration_NN1 officials_NN2 to_TO move_VVI quickly_RR to_TO acquire_VVI the_AT maximum-security_JJ prison_NN1 in_II Illinois_NP1 ._. 
White_NP1 House_NN1 spokesman_NN1 Ben_NP1 LaBolt_NP1 on_II Wednesday_NPD1 would_VM not_XX say_VVI when_RRQ Guantanamo_NP1 would_VM close_VVI ._. 
"_" The_AT president_NN1 remains_VVZ as_CSA committed_VVN today_RT to_II closing_VVG the_AT detention_NN1 facility_NN1 at_II Guantanamo_NP1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ when_RRQ he_PPHS1 entered_VVD office_NN1 ,_, and_CC substantial_JJ progress_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN made_VVN in_II recent_JJ weeks_NNT2 ,_, "_" LaBolt_NP1 told_VVD The_AT Associated_JJ Press_NN1 ._. 
"_" The_AT detainee_NN1 population_NN1 at_II Guantanamo_NP1 is_VBZ now_RT smaller_JJR than_CSN it_PPH1 has_VHZ been_VBN at_II any_DD time_NNT1 since_II 2002_MC ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 will_VM work_VVI with_IW Congress_NN1 to_TO ensure_VVI that_CST we_PPIS2 secure_VV0 the_AT necessary_JJ funds_NN2 to_TO purchase_VVI and_CC upgrade_VVI the_AT Thomson_NP1 prison_NN1 --_NN1 which_DDQ will_VM operate_VVI at_II a_AT1 substantially_RR lower_JJR cost_NN1 to_II taxpayers_NN2 --_JJ next_MD year_NNT1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
The_AT failure_NN1 to_TO meet_VVI the_AT timetable_NN1 may_VM have_VHI cost_NN1 White_NP1 House_NN1 counsel_NN1 Greg_NP1 Craig_NP1 his_APPGE job_NN1 ,_, since_CS Craig_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ leaving_VVG next_MD month_NNT1 ,_, was_VBDZ heading_VVG the_AT effort_NN1 to_TO close_VVI the_AT facility_NN1 ._. 
In_II31 addition_II32 to_II33 any_DD appropriations_NN2 struggles_VVZ ,_, current_JJ federal_JJ law_NN1 requires_VVZ that_CST detainees_NN2 can_VM only_RR be_VBI housed_VVN in_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 while_CS their_APPGE trials_NN2 are_VBR pending_JJ ._. 
That_DD1 law_NN1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO be_VBI changed_VVN to_TO cover_VVI detainees_NN2 who_PNQS have_VH0 not_XX yet_RR been_VBN charged_VVN and_CC will_VM not_XX be_VBI sent_VVN abroad_RL ._. 
The_AT change_NN1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO specify_VVI that_CST detainees_NN2 could_VM be_VBI kept_VVN on_II U.S._NP1 soil_NN1 for_IF any_DD purpose_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Justice_NN1 Department_NN1 said_VVD last_MD weekend_NNT1 that_CST since_II 2002_MC ,_, more_DAR than_CSN 560_MC detainees_NN2 have_VH0 departed_VVN the_AT military_JJ prison_NN1 in_II Cuba_NP1 and_CC 198_MC remain_VV0 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR hitting_VVG the_AT anticipated_JJ bumps_NN2 "_" in_II the_AT timetable_NN1 for_IF using_VVG the_AT Illinois_NP1 facility_NN1 ,_, Shoemaker_NN1 said_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 added_VVD that_CST many_DA2 lawmakers_NN2 would_VM not_XX vote_VVI to_TO change_VVI the_AT law_NN1 or_CC provide_VV0 the_AT funds_NN2 until_CS the_AT administration_NN1 submits_VVZ a_AT1 comprehensive_JJ plan_NN1 on_II the_AT handling_NN1 of_IO the_AT remaining_JJ prisoners_NN2 ._. 
Federal_JJ officials_NN2 tried_VVD on_II Tuesday_NPD1 to_TO allay_VVI fears_NN2 that_CST moving_JJ terror_NN1 suspects_VVZ from_II Guantanamo_NP1 to_II Illinois_NP1 could_VM make_VVI the_AT state_NN1 a_AT1 terrorist_JJ target_NN1 ._. 
The_AT director_NN1 of_IO the_AT Federal_JJ Bureau_NN1 of_IO Prisons_NN2 ,_, Harley_NP1 Lappin_NP1 ,_, told_VVD a_AT1 state_NN1 legislative_JJ panel_NN1 that_CST a_AT1 new_JJ perimeter_NN1 fence_NN1 and_CC other_JJ measures_NN2 would_VM make_VVI Thomson_NP1 "_" the_AT most_RGT secure_JJ of_IO all_DB federal_JJ prisons_NN2 in_II the_AT country_NN1 ._. "_" 
The_AT 12-member_JJ Commission_NN1 on_II Government_NN1 Forecasting_NN1 and_CC Accountability_NN1 could_VM vote_VVI on_II a_AT1 recommendation_NN1 to_TO sell_VVI the_AT prison_NN1 that_CST skirts_VVZ the_AT Mississippi_NP1 River_NNL1 ,_, but_CCB Gov_NN1 ._. 
Pat_NP1 Quinn_NP1 does_VDZ not_XX have_VHI to_TO follow_VVI the_AT recommendation_NN1 ._. 
The_AT commission_NN1 said_VVD it_PPH1 would_VM not_XX vote_VVI on_II the_AT proposal_NN1 before_II Jan._NPM1 14_MC ._. 
"_" Perhaps_RR the_AT reader_NN1 ,_, like_II me_PPIO1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 wrote_VVD ,_, "_" believes_VVZ that_CST we_PPIS2 do_VD0 not_XX need_VVI a_AT1 government_NN1 ,_, or_CC that_CST the_AT absence_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 Lebanese_JJ government_NN1 is_VBZ less_RGR harmful_JJ than_CSN its_APPGE existence_NN1 ._. "_" 
